Seaports of Niedersachsen shows off its offshore capabilities

November 23 - German port marketing group, Seaports of Niedersachsen, will once again present its offshore logistics capabilities at the forthcoming EWEA offshore trade fair in Amsterdam.

Seaports of Niedersachsen says several of the Lower Saxony ports it markets are equipped for the production, assembly and handling of offshore wind turbines and are already supporting the construction of offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

Several representatives from ports within the group will be present at EWEA offshore, which takes place from November 29 to December 1.

Earlier this year, the Seaports of Niedersachsen launched a website - www.seaports-offshore.de - to demonstrate the competencies of its ports in the offshore sector.

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